Religion and Faith

February 9, 2009 3:47 PM

The niche Bible

Celebrities like Angelina Jolie and John Lennon are gracing the pages of the New Testament in one new version of the Bible. Midmorning asks whether a modern look will help the ancient sacred text reach new audiences or lose its message in the glossy presentation.

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February 8, 2009 8:21 PM

Holocaust-denying bishop lived in Minn. for 15 years

A Holocaust-denying bishop lived and taught for 15 years at a Minnesota seminary, where he expressed views similar to those that sparked a diplomatic crisis for the Vatican, the Winona Daily News reported Sunday.

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February 6, 2009 6:59 AM

Travel writer Rick Steves visits Iran

Travel writer Rick Steves recently spent 10 days in Iran taping his new special, which airs on PBS.

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January 30, 2009 1:00 AM

Director gets animated for his Oscar-nominated film

A highly unusual Oscar-nominated documentary opens in Minnesota this weekend. "Waltz with Bashir" is out of the ordinary, because it's animated, and because it deals with the psychological repercussions of a Middle Eastern war a quarter century ago.

by Euan Kerr

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January 26, 2009 8:01 AM

Advice on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

President Barack Obama inherits an Israeli-Palestinian confrontation in Gaza and a broader Arab-Israeli conflict that seem to defy resolution. Former U.S. negotiator Aaron David Miller reflects on what Obama needs to know as he treads into that troubled region.

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January 21, 2009 1:39 PM

ACLU sues TiZA charter school

The ACLU is suing a metro-area charter school, claiming taxpayer money was used to illegally promote religion.

by Tom Weber

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January 21, 2009 9:07 AM

Minnesotan attends Obama prayer service

The newly-inaugurated President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will attend a prayer service this morning at the Washington National Cathedral. Miguel Diaz, a theology professor at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, was invited to attend.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 19, 2009 8:46 AM

Speeches marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Gen. Colin Powell said the election of Barack Obama is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but added that the president-elect will need all Americans to make King's dream come true.

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January 16, 2009 5:00 PM

Life as a Jewish partisan

The new film, "Defiance," tells the story of the Bielski brothers, who led a group of Jewish partisans living in the forests of Belarus during World War II. The film mirrors the experience of a Minnesota couple who fought in another Jewish partisan group in the same forest.

by Euan Kerr

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January 16, 2009 7:59 AM

The elements of styling a great inaugural address

At his inauguration in 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered what is considered to be one of the greatest inaugural addresses. Speechwriter Ted Sorensen talks about how the speech came about.

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